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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 28, 1998 Rick Montour, 2986 DeSoto Street, reported that he lives across the street from Pitrina Park Terrace. Montour indicated that he supported the si~n request since he believed it would help sell the townhomes and result in the development being completed faster. Montour reported that the property owners in the area would rather see the off-premise sign at Edgerton/Allen eliminated than the one at Edgerton/Little Canada Road. Montour felt that once Allen Avenue is improved through to Centerville Road, that si~n could be eliminated as well. Council acknowled~e receipt of a letter from Daniel Mahai, 620 Keller Parkway, in opposition to the Conditional Use Permit. There was no one else from the general public present wishing to comment. Upon motion by LaValle, seconded by Pedersen, the public hearing was closed. Morelan noted that the sign ordinance prohibits temporary off-premise signs. The City Planner indicated that the si~n ordinance defines temporary signs as those that are allowed up to ten days at a time. The Masterpiece Homes' proposal is for a(ong period oftime although there is a termination date. Therefore, the Planner indicated that he did not consider the Masterpiece Homes request to be in the same cate~ory as the temporary signs defined in the ordinance. Morelan felt that the si~ns were temporary and were advertising signs rather than directional. Morelan quoted the standards outlined in the ordinance that must be met for off-site directional signs. These are: • Access is questionable and/or confusing; • Resultin~ traffic safety may bejeopardized, or traffic inappropriately utilizes residential, minor streets; and • Signage contains no advertisin~. Morelan felt that this request did not fit the standards outlined in the ordinance. Morelan felt that the situation was not a lot different than a business in a remote area that wanted an off-premise sign to advertise that business. Fahey poi~ted out that others use off-premise signs without obtaining the necessary permit. Fahey felt that the Code should be amended to allow off-premise real estate si~ns that would allow people to advertise their homes subject to reasonable ]imits and guidelines. Fahey felt wholesale restrictions of these signs flies in the face of common sense.